McCain's new ad: "a last ditch effort to dump the albatross (Bush)"

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New McCain Ad: I Know Bush Is Bad, But I'm Better

By Eric Kleefeld - October 16, 2008, 9:26AM

John McCain's newest one-minute TV ad, set to air nationally, features McCain essentially admitting that the Bush years have been bad for the country -- -- a last ditch effort to dump the albatross (Bush) that has essentially defined this race and weighed him down from the start.

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"The last eight years haven't worked very well, have they?" McCain says. "I'll make the next four better." McCain then proceeds to go after the opposition -- but curiously never saying "Obama" or "Democrats" by name -- on issues like taxes and energy.

This ad really does speak to the fundamental dynamic at work in this race: The country is in the hole, and the Republican Party has struggled to give voters a reason to let them continue in office. In an environment like this, it's hard for any GOP candidate to really argue with any plausibility that he can improve things.

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1. From the delusional at AP:

Analysis: McCain puts Obama on the defensive

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2. If McCain HAD real nerve and integrity he would've made a primary run against Bush in 2003.

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3. Your post deserves more eyeballs....

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